Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-27

Hunt county, on it's line to Fort Worth.
Let it be noted that her people will re-
spond heartily with their poCketbooks
and substance to any reasonable and
Just demand in order to secure the sub
stantial benefits of this desirable and
important connection.
And right here, before leaving this in
teresting and almost inspiring subject of
railroads and railroad enterprises, |
want to say in all soberness and
without the fear of consequences,
that should any of your long list of
readers desire to witness q practical and
gratifying exempiication of saying origi-
mated in land enunciated with reference to-,
the city of railroads awhile ago about
"more people getting on and off trains"
ETC., let them come to GreenviAe
and visit the union depot at, say,
$50 in the morning or between
6 and in the evening, and they will be
treated toEa repetition Gn little less degree,
perhaps) of living, moving, busting de-
monstratiOn of that same saying. To be
more explicit and ct once brief, the large
number Of human souls coming IL and
going out On trains here is fact very
striking, oft remarked and easily remem-
bered because deeply impressed upon the
mind.
Turning aside for a moment to say a
word of her growth in morals and in the
number of her religious Institutions,
wish 70 remark first in general that while
we do not assume 10 ourselves any phari-
saiCaI perfection in the line Of goodness
and morals, l will claim for the people OF
this city that they are as morally and re-
IigiOusly inclined as are the inhabitants Of
any established town in Texas, and that
they foster and encourage to a commend
able extent all institutions and enterpris-
es that tend to their moral and religious
advancement. The Baptist organic alton
here, under the beneticent and active pas
torate of the Rev. H. B. Fender, reached
the financial climax lately which enabled
it's building committee to close a contract
few days since with Mr.. John W. Ellis
Of this place for tie building of
what will be, when completed, one
of the largest, most comfort giving and
architecturally attractive church edifice in
North Texas. The aggregate outlay
therefor will be from $500 to $4,000.
This will replace the Baptist church
building burned few years.
The O. S. Presbyterian denomination
of this city, under the conservative and
efficient direction Of the Rev J. c. Grow,
is taking active steps towards the erec-
ton of a house of worship large
amount of funds have been contributed
10 that end, which, with few additional
dollars that liberal people will readily
add, will be transformed within a few
months into a tasteful and attractive
church building. These are prospective,
but substantive, additions to our moral
and religious advantages, and will consti-
tute increased inducement to moral-loving
people to cast their lot in this
city of enterprise and promise.
Mark well in connection that we have
already the towering presence of Method
ist, Christian and Cumberland Preshy-
terian church houses, whose rostrums
are occupied weekly on the Sabbath by
divines of ability, capable of teaching and
edifying church, disposed. and teachable
people.
This leads Us naturally to speak of
Greenville's educational interests and
advantages. Briefly stated, her advan-
tages are good and steadily growing Our
public schools, under the live manage
ment Of Professor j. H. Van Amburg,